Pocket-clip for spectacle-cases or other articles.



G. M. BURGESS. POCKET GLI P FOR SPEGTAGLE GASES OR OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. 12, 1914.

Patented Mar. '23, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. rnDTC-LITHQ; WASHING TON. D Cv GARDNER M. BURGESS, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

POCKET-CLIP FOR SPECTACLE-CASES OR OTHER ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed February 12, 1914. Serial No. 818,244.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GARDNER M. BURGESS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Clips for Spectacle-Cases or other Articles, of which the following is a speci fication.

My invention relates to spring-clasps or pooket-clips for holding eyeglass-cases and similar articles in the apparel pockets of the wearer, or for other like purposes. The object of my invention is to provide a neat and inexpensive device of this character which can be sprung on to the edge of the cover of the eyeglass-case, without requiring rivets or other special means for attaching it thereto, and having embodied therein a spring-clamp or jaw adapted to impinge upon the edge or hem of the apparel pocket to secure the case in place.

In order to simplify the structure of my new device, cheapen its cost of manufacture and render it more efficient and durable in use, I prefer to construct it of a single length of wire. The wire is bent in a form to provide a clamping-means for attaching the clip to the case or other article; a clasp or lever for engaging the pocket; and a spring for controlling the clasp, all made integral in one piece.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate like parts.

In the drawings :F igure 1 is an enlarged, side view of my improved clip; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is an end elevation looking in the direction indicated by the arrow :10, Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a view showing the device applied to use for securing the eyeglass-case in place in the pocket.

Referring to the drawings, my improved clip, as before stated, is preferably formed from a single length of wire, and consists essentially of the main portion B having opposed clamp-members for straddling the edge of the cover of the eyeglass-case, a movable finger-lever or clasp C, and a spring D for operating the lever G to cause it to impinge upon the hem of the pocket. Starting with one end 6 of the wire, this is preferably curled around at b, see Fig.

arm 6 and adapted to cooperate therewith to bind against the opposite sides of the cover E of the eyeglass-case E, see Fig. 4. From the end of the arm 6 the'underlying portion b of the wire is bent at right-angles in the same plane and continues in the cross- Patented. Mar. 23, 1915. v

piece 6 which is bent at right-angles again at 6 to form the opposite side I) of the main U-shaped clamp portion B. At b the wire is doubled back on itself again in the parallel side b which overlies the main side portion 6 and cooperates therewith to bind on j the cover of the case E in the same manner as the two sides 6 Z).

The upper side 6 of the clamp-portion B is next continued in the helical coil D which underlies the finger-lever C and forms the spring-element therefor. During the operation of coiling the spring D the wire is preferably twisted slightly to add to its natural torque, and the end coil of the spring 1s brought up and continuedin the side-member c of the lever C, see Fig. 2. At 0' the wire is doubled back in the same plane to form the side 0 of the lever C, and then bent around at c to form the finger-portion G which continues in the straight piece 0. t

The side 0 of the finger-portion 0 forms acontinuation of the side 0 of the lever G and overlaps the latter at the point 0 where it leads out from the coil D. At this point 0 the wire is bent at right-angles across the lever C above the coil 1), then bent down at c and inserted through the coil with its opposite, projecting end bent up at c to abut the side 0 of the lever C. The two crosspieces 0 and 0, see Figs. 1 and 3, serve to tie the lever O to its spring D, making a. more rigid structure at this point while adapting the cross-piece c to act as a sort of pivot or hinge for the lever C to turn on. The finger-portion C of the lever C is preferably bent upwardly slightly at 0 as shown in Fig. 1, while the opposite end of the lever is bent downwardly at 0 to adapt it to take a better bite on the hem of the pocket P, see Fig. 4.

The method of applying my new device to its particular use here illustrated is as folion lows: Referring to Fig. 4, the U-shaped portion of the clamp-member B is slid in under the edge of the cover E of the eyeglass or spectacle-case 'E and the overlying arms or side-portions 6 b will bind upon the outer face thereof, while the lower arms 6, b bind against the inner face. When the clip has been adjusted in its proper position on the cover of the case, usually near one end of the latter as shown in Fig. at, the case is inserted in the pocket and by pressing the finger on the end C of the lever G the opposite end of the latter can be raised, as shown by the dash lines in Fig. 1, to adapt it to pass over the outside of the edge of the pocket. When the lever C is released again its spring D will cause it to be rocked to carry its outer end toward the main clamp-portion B and the hem of the pocket will be securely gripped therebetween, with the downturned portion 0 taking a firm bite on the cloth. With the case held in the pocket in this manner it cannot fall out or be otherwise dislodged, and it will therefore be seen that my new device provides a useful purpose in preventing the loss or breakage of the glasses contained in the case. When it is desired to remove the case it is only necessary to pressthe finger-lever C to release it from the pocket and it is to be noted that the clip may be allowed to remain permanently in place on the case without in any way interfering with the opening or closing of the cover.

My new clip might be adapted for other purposes than that herein described by simply altering the form of its clamp-portion B. F or instance, the clamp-members might be made in the form of a sleeve or coil to in'close a pencil, fountain-pen or other similar article of utility, and such modification would come within the spirit of the present invention.

Various other changes might also be made in the form and construction of the parts of the clip without departing from the scope of my invention.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

Therefore, without limiting myself to the exact embodiment herein shown and described, what I claim is In a pocketclip constructed from a single piece of wire bent to form a spring clamp having opposite jaw-members adapted to bind upon the article to be held in place in the pocket, with an extension of the wire bent in a helical coil to form a spring adjacent the jaw-members, and an extension of the wire from the spring bent to form finger-lever adapted to be operated by said spring to cause it to grip the edge of the pocket.

2. In a pocket-clip constructed from a single piece of wire in substantially Uehape form having parallel, overlying jaw-mem bers adapted to clamp against the sides of the cover of a spectacle case, with an extension of the wire from said jaw-members bent in a helical coilto form a spring, and an extension of the wire from the spring bent to form double loop extending crosswise of the jaw-members and adapted to serve as a spring clasp to bind on the hem of the pocket to hold the case in place.

3. In a pocket-clip constructed from a single piece of wire in substantially U-shape form having parallel, overlying jaw-members adapted to clamp against the sides of the cover of a spectacle case, with an extension of the wire from said jaw-members bent in a helical coil to form a spring, and an eXtension of the wire from the spring bent to form a double loop extending crosswise of tlie'jawineinbers to serve as a finger lever, with the end of the wire from the loop bent around and extendingthrough the center of the spring to tie the parts of the inger-lever thereto.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GARDNER M. BURGESS.

Witnesses HERBERT K. ALLARD, GEO. A. VVHITE, Jr.

by addressing the Gemmissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

